17.02.2014 NL law Stibbe advises a Directorate of the Dutch State Experience - Assisting a Directorate General of the Dutch State in a software license compliance dispute. Read more Judica Krikke Partner Amsterdam
01.12.2013 BE law Stibbe assists a major telecom operator on cyber attack on its company systems Experience - Assisting a major telecom operator in connection with a large-scale cyber attack on its company systems. Read more Team: Hans Van Bavel, Erik Valgaeren
20.10.2017 BE law Stibbe supports start-ups via IusStart Inside Stibbe - For the third year in a row, the Brussels TMT/IP team of Stibbe cooperates with the Law Faculty of KU Leuven within the framework of its IusStart programme. Read more Team: Erik Valgaeren, Carolien Michielsen
15.03.2017 LU law 25 April 2017: Erik Valgaeren is a panellist at the "Law Enforcement Challenges in the Online Context" conference at the University of Luxembourg Seminar - This conference will focus on two sets of challenges for law enforcement and criminal justice that have developed in the collection and sharing of computer based evidence and en-forcement. Read more Erik Valgaeren Partner Brussels
24.02.2017 BE law Guidance on the GDPR by the Belgian Privacy Commission Short Reads - The Belgian Privacy Commission has issued some first guidance on the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) which will become effective as from 25 May 2018. Read more Team: Erik Valgaeren, Carolien Michielsen
24.02.2017 BE law Belgium imposes identification obligation on users of prepaid calling cards and postpaid subscribers Articles - On 1 September 2016, the Belgian legislator adopted the Act amending Article 127 of the Act of 13 June 2005 regarding electronic communications and Article 16/2 of the Act of 30 November 1998 regarding the intelligence and security services (the “Act”). Afterwards on 27 November 2016, the Belgian government also adopted the Royal Decree setting forth the conditions for the identification of users of prepaid calling cards (the “Royal Decree”). Read more Team: Erik Valgaeren, Laurens Dauwe
21.04.2017 NL law 18 May 2017: TMT/IP Masterclass: Advertising Law Update Masterclass - The TMT/IP (Technology, Media and Telecommunications / Intellectual Property) team at Stibbe Amsterdam will host a Masterclass about recent developments and regulations in advertising law. During the Masterclass, TMT Lawyer Janna van Olst will discuss important regulations and the most leading cases from the 12 months. Read more Janna van Olst Senior Associate Amsterdam
24.02.2017 NL law District Court The Hague: WhatsApp is more than data transition medium and must appoint Dutch representative Short Reads - On 22 July 2015, the Dutch Data Protection Authority ("DPA") imposed an order on WhatsApp Inc., backed by a penalty for non-compliance. The DPA concluded that WhatsApp must appoint a representative in the Netherlands within three months, subject to a penalty of €10,000 per day with a maximum of €1,000,000. Read more Team: Elisa Hendriksen, Judica Krikke
24.02.2017 BE law Skype Luxembourg condemned in Belgium for refusing to set up wiretap Articles - In a judgment of 27 October 2016, the Correctional Court of Mechelen condemned Skype Communications SARL, a Luxembourg-based entity, for refusing to set up a wiretap that was ordered by the investigating magistrate (“Onderzoeksrechter”/”juge d’instruction”) in Mechelen. The wiretap was ordered as part of an investigation into a Skype user. Read more Erik Valgaeren Partner Brussels
24.02.2017 BE law Belgian Act on “Alert-SMS”: warning messages about imminent danger or major disaster Short Reads - On 19 December 2016, the Belgian Act on “BE-Alert” or “Alert-SMS” was published in the Belgian Official Gazette (Act of 7 December 2016 inserting an Article 106/1 in the Act of 13 June 2005 on electronic communications). This Act describes the legal framework of the system for mass SMS-notifications to the general population, known as “Alert-SMS”, in the event of imminent danger or major disaster, for example, in the event of terrorist attacks. Read more Team: Erik Valgaeren, Carolien Michielsen
16.03.2017 BE law Moeilijke verstandhouding in ICT-recht - Bijlage bij De Standaard - Fokus Legal Success Articles - Privacy, cybercriminaliteit, hacking… ICT-recht is een rechtstak die de laatste jaren voortdurend nieuwe uitdagingen op haar bord kreeg. Met de wet op het ethisch hacken en de GDPR-richtlijnen duiken opnieuw belangrijke dossiers op. Read more Erik Valgaeren Partner Brussels
24.02.2017 NL law Amsterdam Court of Appeal denies copyright and database right protection for standard test-result tables Short Reads - On 22 November 2016, the Court of Appeal in Amsterdam rendered its judgment in the case of Pearson Assessment and Information against Bär Software. Read more Team: Elisa Hendriksen, Judica Krikke
24.02.2017 EU law Quod personalis notitia Iovi, non personalis notitia bovi Articles - In its decision of 19 October 2016, the Court of Justice of the European Union ("CJEU") clarified the concept of personal data. The Court held that an IP address can be qualified as personal data, even if the processor could only identify the actual user through information on the IP address held by an Internet Service Provider ("ISP"). Read more Team: Judica Krikke, Erik Valgaeren
24.02.2017 BE law Belgian Act on Passenger Name Records published Short Reads - On 25 January 2017, the Belgian Act on the processing of passenger name records (“PNR Act”) was published in the Belgian Official Gazette. The PNR Act implements three EU directives in the Belgian legal order: Directive 2016/681 on the use of passenger name record (PNR) data for the prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of terrorist offences and serious crime, Directive 2010/65 on reporting formalities for ships arriving in and/or departing from ports of the Member States, and Directive 2004/82 on the obligation of carriers to communicate passenger data. Read more Team: Erik Valgaeren, Carolien Michielsen